BJA FY25 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172609
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $4,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- County Governments
- Other
- Special District Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- City/Township Governments
- State Governments
- Points of contact
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- OJP Response Center ojp.responsecenter@usdoj.gov (800) 851-3420
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Justice Assistance is soliciting applications for the Justice Reinvestment Initiative to support state, local, and tribal government efforts to reduce wasteful spending and inefficiencies across justice system operations and redirect funding to address crime and public safety challenges, with applications due June 3, 2026.
Eligible applicants are state governments, city/township governments, county governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments, and other governmental entities. Applicants must propose projects addressing one or more urgent local justice system challenge—including those related to law enforcement, prosecution, sentencing, jails and prisons, probation, and parole—and use existing data to identify specific challenges and strategies most likely to reduce crime and refocus resources on high-impact populations.
The program (CFDA 16.827) funds comprehensive system assessments, stakeholder engagement, policy development, data analysis, and program implementation. Recent awards have ranged from approximately $500,000 to $7,500,000 over two to three-year performance periods. Projects are performed at state and local levels where justice system reforms are implemented. Award types include Project Grants and Cooperative Agreements, with final award decisions made by the Assistant Attorney General. Authorized Representatives must accept or decline awards within 45 days of notification. The review procedure includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews, with selection criteria detailed in the notice of funding opportunity. No appeal rights exist for rejection of discretionary applications under 28 CFR Part 18.
Synopsis
This program will support state, local, and tribal government efforts to reduce wasteful spending and inefficiencies across justice system operations and redirect that funding to target crime and other public safety and/or justice system challenges. Applicants should propose projects that address one or more urgent local justice system challenge. Applicants should use existing data and information to identify the specific challenges they will focus on and how they will refocus resources on the strategies and populations most likely to reduce crime. Jurisdictions may consider addressing challenges across the judicial system, including those related to law enforcement, prosecution, sentencing, jails and prisons, probation, and parole.
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